League

Flowers Arena
Spectators: 6837 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 0) Sikilaçi sk's Ringo Krebs started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Arno Melzer took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Robbie Achterberg to make any attempt to save it. In the 8th minute, Alfred Baier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Arno Melzer managed to get in a good position for a shot. SV Blumen Osterfeld's supporters rose to their feet, but Arno Melzer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robbie Achterberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arno Melzer in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robbie Achterberg saved Sikilaçi sk from getting behind. SV Blumen Osterfeld's Ralph Grübel managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hannes Borgwardt in the 16 minute of the game. SV Blumen Osterfeld's Arno Melzer got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arno Melzer in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robbie Achterberg saved Sikilaçi sk from getting behind. After 21 minutes Sikilaçi sk's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kristian Körth who took care of the corner kick. The corner led SV Blumen Osterfeld's Kristian Körth to fire away a dangerous shot which Robbie Achterberg despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Ringo Krebs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 26 minutes, Arno Melzer made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Sikilaçi sk's Robbie Achterberg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 28 played minutes SV Blumen Osterfeld got a freekick which was hit by Björn Gondro. Arno Melzer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robbie Achterberg having to interfere. Arvid Bongartz's late challenge caught a Sikilaçi sk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arvid Bongartz helped the player get up and apologised. Arvid Bongartz hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Timo Willmann struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Bruno Gapp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sikilaçi sk. If Stefan Rentsch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Gapp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Etienne Reinhoff in the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

If Arno Melzer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, Arno Melzer notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Sikilaçi sk's Robbie Achterberg. Robbie Achterberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arno Melzer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robbie Achterberg having to interfere. If Arno Melzer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robbie Achterberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arno Melzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 74 minutes of play, SV Blumen Osterfeld's Arno Melzer made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robbie Achterberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Robbie Achterberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Huff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Arno Melzer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robbie Achterberg was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. In the 85th match minute, Sikilaçi sk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Etienne Reinhoff to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stefan Rentsch during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arno Melzer in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robbie Achterberg saved Sikilaçi sk from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Arno Melzer managed to get in a good position for a shot. SV Blumen Osterfeld's supporters rose to their feet, but Arno Melzer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robbie Achterberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stefan Rentsch hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Sikilaçi sk's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.